Dennis Thompson's evaluation meeting

Superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson listens to school board members discuss his evaluation while reviewing Thompson's contract at a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Audience members talk after the adjourning of a special meeting of the Collier County School Board to review the evaluations and contract of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

School board chair Kathleen Curatolo discusses the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

School board member Roy Terry listens to a discussion of the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Audience member listen to a discussion of the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

School board member Steve Donovan discusses the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

School board chair Kathleen Curatolo discusses the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson listens to school board members discuss a contract to hire a lawyer as council for the school board before reviewing Thompson's contract at a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

School board member Julie Sprague discusses the evaluation of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson during a special meeting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Kevin Pendley, the newly hired attorney for the Collier County School Board, discusses the contract of superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff